

Nation Jan 22

The Trump administration has approved a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land.
By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Nation Oct 31

Crews on Tuesday shut down the pipeline that carries tar sands oil from Canada through seven states after the leak was discovered.
By James MacPherson, Associated Press
Nation Aug 31

The petroleum reserve was created in the wake of the 1970s Arab oil embargo and stores oil at four underground sites in Texas and Louisiana.
By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Politics Oct 22

Hacked emails show Hillary Clinton's campaign wrestled with how to announce her opposition to construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press
Apr 28

By Vikram Mansharamani
With low oil prices plaguing the country, Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has a plan to wean the country from its almost complete dependence on oil.
Dec 15

By Alan Fram, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — White House and congressional negotiators moved toward wrapping up a tax and spending compromise Tuesday that would cap Congress' year, a package expected to lift the ban on U.S. oil exports and provide legislative goodies for home-state interests.
Jul 26

By PBS NewsHour
The recent 20 percent drop in crude oil prices might be saving you money at the gas pump, but it's now prompting job layoffs by U.S. energy companies. The Wall Street Journal's Lynn Cook joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the…
May 23

In North Dakota, nearly a million barrels of crude oil are extracted from the ground each day, and instead of pipelines, most of it is transported by rail. Now, prompted by a series of catastrophic accidents, the Department of Transportation…
Russell Gold, the author of the book, The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World, and an energy reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins the NewsHour's Stephen Fee via Google Hangout to discuss the…
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